State Highway 157 is a former
state highway
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near
Falcon
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Adult falcons ...
,
Elbert and
Kiowa
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in the U.S. state of
Colorado
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. The highway was designated in 1923 and existed until the mid-1950s. Starting in Falcon, it followed Meridian Road north to Elbert. From there it followed Elbert Road (also called Elbert Highway) north to Kiowa before running northward on Kiowa–Bennett Road to a point north of Kiowa. In late 2011, the latter road was paved, creating a new north-south corridor east of Denver.
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Pavement ready on Kiowa-Bennett Road
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Former state highways in Colorado